Several customers stopped by on a nice day to order beers. The Notorious String Busters were scheduled to perform at 5 p.m.

The tasting room will regularly have four beers on tap, said Ian Conboy, a co-owner of Lucky Hare Brewing.

Its brewery is in Hector, where the business has 10 beers on tap. The business opened in May 2016 and celebrated its third anniversary last week.

In addition to selling beers on tap, the tasting room will sell cans, too.

"We're here so people can grab a beer, or they can order food from another business and come here and order a beer, and enjoy the elements and the friendly service," Conboy said.

Lucky Hare Brewing has plans to open a production facility in Watkins Glen in the late summer, Conboy said. The business currently has about 10 employees and intends to hire more once the production facility opens.

Lucky Hare Brewing Company opened a tasting room in Press Bay Alley in Ithaca. The tables at the tasting room filled up later during the opening day.(Photo: Matt Steecker / Ithaca Journal)

"We will probably need more space (in Press Bay Alley)," Conboy said. "Every other Saturday, we will have music on the loading dock. We expect to be full all the time."

The tasting room is open from 2 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.